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Cooperatives & Communities
VSLAs are powerful tool for economic empowerment-MP Opolot
SERERE, February 28, 2024 – The Member of Parliament for Pingire County in Serere district, Fred Opolot has launched a scheme aimed at supporting Village Savings and Loans Associations [VSLAs] with seed…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira City: Minister Amongi boosts LCI SACCOs with Shs 20mln
LIRA City, February 26, 2024 – The Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi has offered financial support to Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] formed by LCI chairmen in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
A cooperative in Kanungu is conserving a national park while trading in coffee to fight poverty
KANUNGU, February 26, 2024 – In a profound transformation, a community once devastated by the menace of poaching has discovered a newfound source of optimism in an unlikely commodity: coffee. Emerging from…
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Mbarara City leaders clash with locals over cemetery land
MBARARA, February 24, 2024 – A group of angry locals days ago attacked Mbarara City Council officials and security personnel following the burial of unclaimed bodies in Kanywa land located in Mbarara…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Hoima City boss angry over misuse of PDM funds
HOIMA, February 22, 2024 – The mayor of Hoima City, Brian Kaboyo has called for more sensitisation of the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] if the programme is to bear any…
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YLP funds in Lira City to go to active groups only
LIRA CITY, February 22, 2024 – In a bid to ease the recovery of funds, Lira City Community Development Office plans to only disburse the money provided by the Youth Livelihood Programme…
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Low revenue collection impedes service delivery in Kapelebyong district
KAPELEBYONG, February 22, 2024 – There was a lot of excitement among locals when Kapelebyong district curved from Amuria district and operationalised on July 1, 2018. The excitement among the locals of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Namisindwa couple loses PDM money in house fire
NAMISINDWA, February 20, 2024 – A couple in Sililwa village, Bukokho parish, Bukokho Sub-county in Namisindwa district are counting losses after a fire gutted their house, destroying properties including Shs 2 million…
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GROW Project to support growth of small businesses, says minister Amongi
OYAM, February 16, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises Uganda [GROW] Project funded by the World Bank supports existing businesses and not new ones, according to Betty…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM SACCO leaders urged to guide beneficiaries on use of funds
KIRYANDONGO, February 15, 2024 – The leaders of Parish Development Model SACCOs or PDM SACCOs in Kiryandongo district have been urged to ensure that the programme’s beneficiaries invest the received funds in…
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